How To Fix UCU5003 - You cannot enter a selection condition for component &1

UCU5003 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UCU5 - Messages for Step/Layout Maintenance

• Message number: 003

• Message text: You cannot enter a selection condition for component &1

What causes this issue?

You dragged a characteristic to component &SYST-MSGV1&. This component
only accommodates Customizing settings, but no selection conditions.

System Response

Action terminated

How to fix this error?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message UCU5003 - You cannot enter a selection condition for component &1 ?

  The SAP error message UCU5003, which states "You cannot enter a selection condition for component &1," typically occurs in the context of using selection conditions in SAP, particularly when dealing with characteristics in a variant configuration scenario.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises when you attempt to set a selection condition for a component (characteristic) that does not support selection conditions. In SAP variant configuration, not all components or characteristics are designed to have selection conditions applied to them. This can happen if:
  
  The component is not defined as a configurable material.
  The characteristic is not marked as a selection condition in the configuration profile.
  The component is not relevant for the selection condition in the context of the configuration.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the UCU5003 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration Profile: Ensure that the configuration profile for the material/component allows for selection conditions. You can do this by navigating to the configuration profile settings in